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From inside his art studio in an old farmhouse he rents in Cornwall, Conn., Peter D.

It's time to give plant and vegetable seedlings a breath of fresh air (but not too much). Also lawn fertilizer tips, peat pot maintenance and planting veggies in the flower garden!

The Herb Associates, the first defined group of volunteers at the Garden, share their first dispatch of the season!

Caterpillar-like critters? Weed worries? Why plant coneflowers, Russian sage, Joe-Pye weed, etc.? What do roses love? What should you be scouting for now in your vegetable crops? What temptation must you resist? (Must, must, must resist?)

On this, the 90th anniversary year of the founding of Berkshire Botanical Garden, we have another historic achievement to announce: Seventeen people have graduated from our Horticulture Certificate Program.

One bit of advice I commonly offer to fellow gardeners at this time of year is to have a soil test done before you fertilize. With the data the test provides, you can apply precisely the nutrients that your soil lacks. Here's what to do.

It's asparagus and rhubarb time! Start checking for spider mites! And Ron reminds us: Don't forget Mom on Mother's Day!

Your weekly tick warnings! Plus horseradish root management, seedlings and a celebration of Arbor Day!

As a horticulturist, I was taught to be a plant connoisseur. Joseph Lofthouse of Paradise, Utah, recently changed the way I think about my Sandisfield garden.

Watch out for Eastern Tent Caterpillars! And do everything on Ron's list of weekly tasks! Or you can play golf instead.

It's (finally) time to get your cool-season crops in the ground! Ron's got the scoop on what you can plant now. Also, who loves potatoes as much as he does?

Peter Rabbit had it coming? I recently drew a storm of condemnation from Facebook members when I reacted to a much-delayed obituary in the New York Times for the great children’s books author Beatrix Potter.

More about tomato seedlings. It's moving day for plants! And is it time to think about Fall? Self-proclaimed "curmudgeon" Ron Kujawski shares this week's tips and tricks.

Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 2024 Art/Garden series continues with “Re-Rooted,” an exhibition featuring the drawings of Brooklyn-based artist Ellen Driscoll, who takes her inspiration from the resilience and regenerative power of plants.